Woodworking or routing machine.



G. L. KELL Y. WOODWORKING 0R ROUTING MACHINE. A PPLI G ATION FILED JAN. 13, 1968 RENEWED APR. 26, 1912.

1,046,075. Patented DQ031912."

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

' a; y Z /l/%% G. L. KELLEY. WOODYVORKING 0R ROUTING, mom-m. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1908. RENEWED APR. 26, 1912.. I I 1,046,075, Patented Dec. 3 1912.

.3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

v2 5.5. 9 M fl z l I' Z V i-mumm v- G. L. KELLEY. v WOODWORKING 0R ROUTING.MAGHINE. APPLICATION FILED 1111.13, 1-908 RENEWED APB.-26, 1912.

1,046,075. Patented.Dec .3, l9lj2.

' i i s SHEETS-SHEET}. F4 7,

lzzorzeeyi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. GEORGE L. KELL Y, or Romano, NRw roRK, AssENoR, BY M'ESNEASSIGNMENTS, T KELLEY'iELECTBIQ MACHINE COMPANY, or B FFAno, .NRw YORK, A CORPORATION.

WooDwoRK ING 0R ROUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3,1912.

Application filed January 13, 1908, Serial No. 410,475. Renewed April 26,1912. Serial N 0. 693,314.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, GEORGE L. KELLEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at- Bulfalo in the county of Erie and State of New Ydrk, have invented a new and useful Improvementin WVoodWorking or Routing Machines, of which-the following is a spoolfication.

I my U. S. Letters Patent 87 7,894, dated Jan- This invention relates more particularly to improvements in portable woodworking orrouting machinesof the type disclosed in uary 28, 1908. These machines are capable of a great variety of uses, such, for exam- ,ple, as routing or cutting regular and irregular grooves or channels of different shapes and dimensions in the surfaces of material for different purposes. The machines can also be used for carving and for finishing the surface of material. -The machine disclosed in said application comprises a casing or frame adapted to rest upon and be moved about on a guide device or pattern, two rotary cutters and-a driving motor therefor mounted in said frame or casing with the cutters extending below the framethrough asuitable guide opening in the pattern plate so as .to enter or engage the work below the pattern. Guide rollers or-pa-rts on'the ma-.

chine-traveling on guide edges on the pattern plate cause the cutters to follow the pattern and'reproduce the same in the work, and the cutters are so related that by prop and'efiicient operation and which is readily adaptable to different uses.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of three sheets: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the invention,,the

cover plate for the motor controller being removed and a portion of the supporting or pattern plate for the machine and the work being shown in section. Fig. 2'is' a plan v1ew .thereof,' on a reducedfscale, Flg. 3 is n. sefitlOllal. elevatlon thereof. on an enlarged 7 scale, in line 33, Fig..1'.,-the-cutters being shown in the same position as in Fig.1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, of the top of the skirt, in line 44, Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is a sectionalelevation of the cutters, pattern plate and work, showing one of the guide rollers for the cutters" reversed; Fig. 6 is'a section through one of the guide rollers, in line 6--6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectionalelevation of the machine, the cutters being replaced, by a sanding tool. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sec.-

t-ional elevation of the sanding device, in line 88, Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a horizontal section,

' partlyin plan, of the machine, in line 9-9,

Fig. 7.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The casing or frame in which the motor and cutters are mounted and inclosed preferably consists of a base or skirt A, a body or motor frame B, and a head or top frame C. The base or skirt is preferably of sub stantially bell-shape and of skeleton form,

having a base ring a which rests upon the supporting surface, a top a, and legs a which connect the base ringfand top plate.

The skirt is conveniently cast in a single piece and preferably, four of the legs are rounded or convexed on their inner sides and have woodengrip pieces a secured on their outer sides to form handles which are grasped in the hands for moving the machine about on the supporting surface. An electric motor is preferably employed and the body or motor frame B is of substantially cylindrical form and constitutes the field" frame of the motor. The head or top frame consists of a-bar or spider extending across the upper end of the body or motor frame. The body or field frame rests on the top plate of the skirt' and the head or top frame rests on the'upper end of'the body or motor frame B, the three parts being connected together by vertical bolts D, Figs. 3 and 9, extending through the body or motor and through holes in the top plateof the skirt and the ends of the head or top frame.

The electrical construction' of the motor constitutes no part of the invention and any suitable electric motor can be employed. The

armature shaft E of the motor extends through central holes .in the top frame C and top plate of the skirt A, its upper end being preferably jour'nale'd in a suitable bushing a in the hole of the top frame, and

its lower end-in a suitable ball bearing 6" which, in the construction shown, consists of a circular row of balls between an inner race ring secured on the armature shaft and an outer race ring secured in the central hole in the top plate of the skirt. 7

6' represents the motor armature, and e the commutator. The latter is arranged at the upper end of the armature within the top frame C, and the brush holders, which are only indicated at 6" in Fi 3 are su 4 ported by the top frame 0.

F represents a removable cap which rests upon the upper end ofthe body or motor frame B and incloses the topframe and the I motor brushes and connections. to protect these parts and to prevent the o erator .from contact with the electrical con uctors. The capshow'n has a central hole through which the bushing e for the armature shaft, extends, and it is secured in place on the machine by a thumb nut f which isscrewed on I the threaded upper end of the'bushing. The

working parts of the motor are all inclosed. and protected within thecasing formed by' the body ormotorfrarne B, top plate of the skirt A, and cap F 4 represents the 'motor controller or swltch, 9. an operating knob therefor, and

g,' Fig. 3, a removable controller cover or caslng. The cover is removedin Fig. 1.

The armature shaftof the motor extends I downwardlythrough the top plate of .the

skirt for connection with the cutting tools or other tool'or tools, which are arranged within the skirt in position to enter oroperate upon the work. v The machine, as shown in Figs. 1'6, is equipped with-two rotary routing or grooving cutters H H secured to g the lower ends of upright spindles irwhich are journaled in bearings h in a .spindle case which-is removably secured 'to' the machine frame. The cutters are preferably screwed onto the lower ends of the spindlesso that they canv be readily attached and detached, and gear pinions 70 formed on or secured to the upper ends of the'spindles mesh with a gear wheel secured to the lower end of the armature shaft.- The gear wheel kis preferably keyed to the. armature shaft and secured thereon bya nut 70 screwed on the threaded lower end of the shaft. The gear wheel and pinions are located within a chamber 70 in the upper part of the spindle cas1ng,being ihclosed by the same and top' of the skirt. A34 represents bushings which surround the cutter spindles between the pinions and the cutters and project beyond the lower ends of the spindle bearings.

In the-construction shown, the spindle case is provided with a circular screw-threaded ineao'za skirt is split radially at one side through the flange l and nearly through the edge of I its bearing opening, as shown in Figs. st and 7, and the. top is provided at opposite sides of the split with depending lugs through which passes a clamping screw Z for cont-racting the flange around the upper end of the spindle case and the bearing hole around placedby another spindle case or bearing part with cutters-of adifferent size or sort or with a tool or tools of different character for performing. different operations upon the .work. For. example, Fig. 7 shows the machine equippedwith asanding tool or device in place of the cutters H H". The

construct-ion: of the'sanding device will beheremafter descr1bed.

In using the machine with the two cutters for routin or cuttin rooves it rests u on and is moved about on a supporting or pattern plate M, andthe cutters project through a suitable opening in the pattern plate or support to engage or enter the work, the

cutters being caused to follow the pattern by suitable guide parts on the machine which bear against and are moved along guide faces on the pattern plate or support. Preferably the edges m m of the cutter opening in the pattern plate constitute the guide 1 5 faces or edges, andguide rollers O O are journaled on the projecting lower ends of the spindle bushings k and roll on these guide edges. The guide rollers shown are flanged atone end so thatwthey havetwo 11o guide faces of different diameters and they are reversible on the bushings, see Figs. 8 and 5. One guide edge m of the pattern: plate is undercut or thin, and when the co-- guide edge,'as shown in Fig. 3, and the guide edge, which allows the machine to be.

turned to a position to increase the distance between the paths followed by the cutters v and produce a wider cutthan when the guide roller 0 is reversed and its fla'irge' bears on the guide edge m, as shown in Fig. 5. Thus by placingthe guide roller Q' with its flange up or down, cuts of. two different widths can be made. Manifestly' operating roller 0 is arranged .Wl'th its 115 flange down, the flange extends under the smallerportion of the roller bear-son the both guide edges of the pattern plate could be undercut or thin, in which case, by placing both guide rollers with their flanges up, 13;;

upper portion which screws into an inter- "nally threaded .circular'flange Z depending 5 from the top of the skirt. The top of the.

or by reversing one or both rollers, cuts of three different widths can be made. To enable the ready removal and reversal of the guide rollers, spring-retaining rings N, Figs. 5 and 6, are provided in internal grooves n in the guide rollers and adapted to snap into'external grooves 12/ in the projecting ends of the spindle bushings. These spring rings N retain the guide rollers on the bushings and allow them to turn thereon, but enable the guide rollers to be readily pulled off of and pushed into place on the bushing. By providing interchangeable guide rollers of different diameters, cuts of various different widths can be readily produced by means of the same cutters. y 4

The cutters H H shown are of relatively small diameter and must be passed over the work two or more times to completely cut out a groove of the width indicated in the drawings, but narrower grooves ranging in width from the diameter of one cutter to the combined diameters of the two cutters can be cut by a single movement of themachine over the work, by turning the machine to secure the proper. relation-of the cutters.

By usingcutters of different diameters or shapes, grooves of different widths and having differently shaped edges ,can be cut.

P represents a wheel which'is keyed to the armature shaft E between the motor armature and the top of the skirt, and located within an annular depression or chamher in thetop of the skirt and has an eX- tended hubto which the inner race ring of the ball bearing is secured. This wheel serves the purpose of an ordinary fly wheel and its spokes are preferably shaped so that the wheel acts as a fan to cause acirculation bearings and to blow the shavings and dust.

of air downwardly through the motor and skirt to cool the motor and its armature caused by the cutters away from the bearings. The air enters the motor casing through holes 7) in the cap F and passes out through holes 79', Figs. 1 and 4, in the top of the skirt beneath the fly wheel spokes. This fly wheel also cooperates with a brake device Q,-Fig, 7, for quickly stopping the cutters when it is desired to shift the machine for a new cut. The brake device shown consists of a plunger arranged in a guide opening q in the upper portion of the skirt in position for its inner end to be pressed inwardly against the periphery 'of the flywheel. The brake plunger is normally held out of contact with the wheel'by a suitable spring g surrounding the same between the skirt and an enlargement at the outer en d of the plunger, and is preferably located just over one of the handles on the "skirt where it can be pressed inwardly by the thumb of the hand grasping the handle. The fly wheel P is also preferably provided with holes 9 Figs. 7 and 9, adapted to register with a hole 9 in the top of the skirt. By inserting a tool through the hole Q3 into a hole of the wheel, the driven parts can be held stationary when it is desired to screw the'cutters on and off.

The armature. shaft is preferably provided with a cylindrical bore R, Fig; 3, which is filled with oil and wicking, and with discharge ducts r 1" leading therefrom respectively to the upper bearing for the shaft and to a point between the lower ball bearing and drive gearing for the cutters for lubricating these parts The spindle case has a central chamber 1' into which the lower end of the armature shaft projectsf The oil from the. drive gearing for the cutters collects in this chamber, and is fed therefrom through ducts r to lubricate the shaft, and a frame or support 8 which is screwed into and clamped in the threaded flange Z on the upper portion of the skirt.

The hub of the sanding head is splined to its shaft 8 so that it turns with the shaft but .can be slid up and downon the shaft out of and into contact with the work. An operating lever T for the sanding head is suitably pivoted at one end to the frame 5- andhas a central loop through which the shafts passes and which is connected at opposite sides by suitable trunnions orthe like tto the outer cup or part of an antifriction thrust bearing t interposed between the lever and the hub of the sanding head. The free end of the lever extends through a suitable guide bracket t on the support 8 teaposition where it can be reached, and a suitable spring 6 arranged inthe guide bracket beneath the lever normally holds the lever 'up and the sanding head off of the work.

By pressing downwardly on the free end of the lever the sanding head is lowered to the work. lVhen the sanding tool is used, the machine can rest directly on the surface of the work.

. The sanding tool is shown as one example. of a single rotary tool with which the ma'- chine can be equipped, butit will be manifest that various other tools for different purposes can be used on the machine in place thereof.

I claim asmy invention: 1. The combination of a motor, a supporting skirt therefor, said motor havinganupright shaft depending into said skirt, a

spindle case removably secured to said skirt ing removable from the machine with said tool or toolsas a unit, substantially as set forth. 1 v 2. The combination of a motor, a support;

7 ing skirt therefor, said motor having an up right shaft depending centrally into saidskirt, a spindle case removably secured to, said skirt and disconnected from said shaft,

a plurality of spindles journaled in said spindle case and provided with tools, and intermeshing gears connecting said motor shaft and said spindles, said spindle case with the said tools and their spindles and gears being removable as a unit from said skirt whereby they can be replaced by an other spindle case with a different tool or tools, substantially as set forth. Y

3. The combination of a motor, a supporting skirt therefor, said motor having an upright shaft depending, centrally into said skirt, a stationary spindle case -removably secured to said skirt, a plurality of spindles journaled in said spindle case and provided with tools, and drive connections between said motor shaft and said. spindles which are removable from the skirt, whereby the spindle case tools and drive connections can be removed and a single tool connected to said -motor shaft, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a motor, a supporting skirt therefor, -said motor having an upright shaft depending into said, skirt, a spindle case removably secured within said sk'i't and disconnected from said shaft, a-

plurality of upright spindles journaled in said spindle case, drive connections between 1 said motor shaft'and said spindles, and tools removably secured to thelower ends. of said spindles, whereby said tools can be detached- .from said spindles, or'said spindle case with said toolsand spindles can be removed'as a unit from the machine, substantially as set forth.

and a tool or tools mounted on said spindlecase and driven bysaid motor shaft, said i tool or'tools being removable with said- 5.'The combination of a motor, a supporting skirt therefor, said motor having an upright shaft depending centrally into said skirt,- a' screw-threaded part on said skirt concentric with said motor shaft, a spindle case screwed on said threaded part,

' spindle case as a unit, substantially as set forth.

6; The combination of a motor, a sup-.

porting frame therefor, said mo'tor having an-uprightshaft, a-spindlecase which is removably secured to saidframe and rigidly ,held thereby in fixed position and is disconnected from said shaft, a plurality'of upright spindles journaled in said spindle case which provides rigid bearings for the spindles, separable drive connections beg tween said motor shaft and said spindles,

'. [and tools secured to the lower ends of said.

spindles, said spindle case with said tools having a race ring arranged in a cavity in said sk1rt,a spindle case having a detachable connection with said skirt, said skirtbeing split and provided with means for clamping said bearing race andsaid spindle case in place thereon, and a tool or tools mounted in said spindle case and driven by said motor shaft, substantially asset forth.

8. The combination of a motor, a tool driven thereby, and a guide'rollerj having peripheral portions of different diameters,

saidguide roller being reversible with respect to s'aid'tool whereby one or another of its peripheral portions coiiperate'swith a guide face to direct said tool, substantially as set forth. v 9. The combination of a mot-013a tool spindle and tool driven thereby, a bearing :part for said spindle, and a'guide roller for said tool'which has portions of different diameters and is reversibly secured on said bearing part, substantially as set forth.

.10. The combination of a motor, {a skirt therefor which rests on a supporting surface and supports said'motor, a tool or tools located within said skirt and driven by said motor, and a fan wheel located between said motor and said skirt for creating an air cur rent downwardly and outwardly through said skirt, substantially as set forth,

"11. The combination of a motor, a-sup--v porting skirt therefor, a tool or tools located within said skirt and driven by said motor, a

' fan wheel located between said skirt and said motor and driven by the latter, and a b'rake'devioe movable to contact with the peripheral portion of said fan wheel to stop said motor, substantiallyas set forth. J 12; The combination of a motor, a sup porting skirt therefor, a tool or tools located ioo within said skirt and driven. by said motor,

a wheel located between said skirt andsaid motor and driven by the latter, and a brake device mounted on said skirt and movable to contact with said whee to stop said motor, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination of a motor havingan upright shaft, bearings therefor, a spindle case detachably connected to said motor and having a cavity into which the lower end of said motor shaft depends, tools journaled in a said spindle case, said motor shaft having a longitudinal oil chamber and passages leading therefrom to said shaft bearings, and said spindle case having passages leading from said cavity in the spindle case to said tool journals, whereby the oil'collects in-said cavity and is delivered therefrom to said tool journals, substantially'as set forth.

v 14. The combination of -twofrotary[cutters, means f.or driving the sarne gnd guide rollers for Said cutters each lfiwmg Wiplh eral' portions of different diameters, 'siud erating guide faces to (lirectseidcutters and, t 10 regulate the width of the cutproducedthere-v by, silbstantially as set forth. I

' Witness my hand, this 6th day of-Janv nary, 190s; t

l V GEORGE L. KELLEY.' Witnesses: I 10. PARKER,

G. B. 'HORNBEQK. 

